A 'Springbok's' Eighth Army 'Western Desert' Mentioned-in-Despatches Second World War medal group of 5: Warrant Officer Class II John Sim Grant, South African Engineer Corps, late 2nd Battalion Transvaal Scottish

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp (27497 J. S. Grant)  
- The Africa Star. With clasp '8th Army' (27497 J. S. Grant) 
- The Italy Star (27497 J. S. Grant) 
- War Medal. With 'Mention-in-Despatches' Oakleaf emblem (27497 J. S. Grant) 
- Africa Service Medal (27497 J. S. Grant)

The clasp '8th Army' is a contemporary military tailors copy

Medal Verification: Entitlement to all medals and the clasp, is confirmed per the the recipients extant service records which are accessible from the Department of Defence Documentation Centre in Pretoria, South Africa. Requests for records can be sent to heir Military Historical Services via email at sandfdoc@mweb.co.za

John Sim Grant a South African of Scottish ancestry was born in, Roodeport, Transvaal, Union of South Africa, on 26 February 1903. Prior to his military service John was employed as a 'Blacksmith' by 'Crown Mines'. In August 1940, John enlisted into the Transvaal Scottish Regiment of the Active Citizen Force. At the time of enlistment he was posted to the 2nd Battalion Transvaal Scottish, his unique service number being from the block 27201-27600 that had been allocated to 2/TS. John subsequently transferred to the South African Engineer Corps (S.A.E.C.) early in the following year, and he was posted to 40 Railway Construction Company and embarked for Egypt in June 1941. The company moved to Palestine in November 1941, where it remained employed until returning to Egypt in July 1942. Mentioned in despatches for his services in North Africa (London Gazette 13 January 1944, refers), Grant witnessed further active service in Italy in the period November 1943 to September 1945. He was discharged as a Warrant Officer Class II in Johannesburg in November 1945

Condition: GVF

Code: 26094